Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market
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Resumo: | Abstract The world has recently witnessed a social phenomenon that has been present during the entire history of humanity, but has now taken on greater proportions and impact: the large population displacements of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 75 million people were in this situation worldwide at the end of 2017, a figure never observed before (UNHCR, 2017). Since 1951, more than 147 countries, including Brazil, have signed the United Nations Refugee Convention, which established obligations for signatory governments to provide refugees with legal and safe working conditions. Considering this context, this study aims to investigate the perceptions of refugees of different origins regarding the processes and difficulties of integrating into Brazilian society and labor market. The processes deal with bureaucratic barriers, cultural differences, ethnic-racial issues, and language, among others. The study uses a qualitative approach consisting of eight interviews in the city of Rio de Janeiro with refugees of a variety of nationalities and both genders. The results show that these respondents perceive a gap between public policies and practices involving refugees in the workplace, and also discrimination by the population, employers, and authorities, describing a multicultural rather than an intercultural context. Despite these challenges, respondents say they intend to continue living and working in Brazil. |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor marketRefugeeGlobalizationLabor marketMulticulturalismAbstract The world has recently witnessed a social phenomenon that has been present during the entire history of humanity, but has now taken on greater proportions and impact: the large population displacements of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 75 million people were in this situation worldwide at the end of 2017, a figure never observed before (UNHCR, 2017). Since 1951, more than 147 countries, including Brazil, have signed the United Nations Refugee Convention, which established obligations for signatory governments to provide refugees with legal and safe working conditions. Considering this context, this study aims to investigate the perceptions of refugees of different origins regarding the processes and difficulties of integrating into Brazilian society and labor market. The processes deal with bureaucratic barriers, cultural differences, ethnic-racial issues, and language, among others. The study uses a qualitative approach consisting of eight interviews in the city of Rio de Janeiro with refugees of a variety of nationalities and both genders. The results show that these respondents perceive a gap between public policies and practices involving refugees in the workplace, and also discrimination by the population, employers, and authorities, describing a multicultural rather than an intercultural context. Despite these challenges, respondents say they intend to continue living and working in Brazil.Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas2021-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-39512021000200265Cadernos EBAPE.BR v.19 n.2 2021reponame:Cadernos EBAPE.BRinstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGV10.1590/1679-395120200016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTEIXEIRA,ANA CHRISTINA CELANOSILVA,ELIANA CRISTINA MOTTA DABALOG,DANIELA LONGOBUCCO TEIXEIRASÁ,BIANCAeng2021-06-25T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1679-39512021000200265Revistahttp://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/cadernosebape/indexhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernosebape@fgv.br||cadernosebape@fgv.br1679-39511679-3951opendoar:2021-06-25T00:00Cadernos EBAPE.BR - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market TEIXEIRA,ANA CHRISTINA CELANO Refugee Globalization Labor market Multiculturalism |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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Why is it so hard to belong? The difficulties of refugees in their integration processes within Brazilian society and labor market |
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TEIXEIRA,ANA CHRISTINA CELANO |
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TEIXEIRA,ANA CHRISTINA CELANO SILVA,ELIANA CRISTINA MOTTA DA BALOG,DANIELA LONGOBUCCO TEIXEIRA SÁ,BIANCA |
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SILVA,ELIANA CRISTINA MOTTA DA BALOG,DANIELA LONGOBUCCO TEIXEIRA SÁ,BIANCA |
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TEIXEIRA,ANA CHRISTINA CELANO SILVA,ELIANA CRISTINA MOTTA DA BALOG,DANIELA LONGOBUCCO TEIXEIRA SÁ,BIANCA |
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Refugee Globalization Labor market Multiculturalism |
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Refugee Globalization Labor market Multiculturalism |
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Abstract The world has recently witnessed a social phenomenon that has been present during the entire history of humanity, but has now taken on greater proportions and impact: the large population displacements of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 75 million people were in this situation worldwide at the end of 2017, a figure never observed before (UNHCR, 2017). Since 1951, more than 147 countries, including Brazil, have signed the United Nations Refugee Convention, which established obligations for signatory governments to provide refugees with legal and safe working conditions. Considering this context, this study aims to investigate the perceptions of refugees of different origins regarding the processes and difficulties of integrating into Brazilian society and labor market. The processes deal with bureaucratic barriers, cultural differences, ethnic-racial issues, and language, among others. The study uses a qualitative approach consisting of eight interviews in the city of Rio de Janeiro with refugees of a variety of nationalities and both genders. The results show that these respondents perceive a gap between public policies and practices involving refugees in the workplace, and also discrimination by the population, employers, and authorities, describing a multicultural rather than an intercultural context. Despite these challenges, respondents say they intend to continue living and working in Brazil. |
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